Tamdan McCrory vs. Luke Cummo official for UFC 87

http://mmajunkie.comAfter a nine-month layoff in which he wrapped up his collegiate studies, welterweight prospect Tamdan McCrory (8-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) will return to action for a bout with veteran Luke Cummo (6-5 MMA, 3-3 UFC) at UFC 87.

The UFC confirmed the long-rumored bout earlier today.

The fight will take place on the preliminary card of UFC 87, which takes place Aug. 9 at the Target Center in Minneapolis.

McCrory, also known as “The Barn Cat,” is a Cage Fury Fighting Championships vet who made his UFC debut just 17 months after turning pro. The 21-year-old has racked up six of his eight victories via knockout — four of them in the first round. The 6-foot-4 fighter submitted Pete Spratt (via triangle choke) in his UFC debut at UFC Fight Night 10 but then suffered a submission loss to PRIDE veteran Akihiro Gono at UFC 78.

Cummo, “The Ultimate Fighter 2″ welterweight runner-up, looked stellar in recent victories over Josh Haynes (second-round knockout) and Edilberto de Oliveira (first-round TKO). However, the 28-year-old looked flat in a recent loss to Luigi Fioravanti at UFC 82, where he was repeatedly taken down and unable to mount much of an offense. He’ll look to rebound for his third win in his past four fights.

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